Sitars, theremin and mellotron, backwards guitar, phasing and fuzz, fringes and mohawks, paisley, black, velvet and leather, feedback, bass and drone, beads, berets and safety-pins, Shindig! and Creem, 3 chord wonders, teenage symphonies and snarl, Rickenbacker, Farfisa and 4-track recorders... onstage at CBGB's, Max's Kansas City or the Trip, the Roundhouse, the 100 Club or the Crystal Ballroom, Catcher's, Big Daddy's or the Squatters Arms.... and the Cat and the Brat on 3D Radio!

Three D Radio announcer, MeganCat (up until recently with her husband, the late Peter Brat)lives in "The BratHaus" a rural seaside home about 100km from Adelaide on South Australia's scenic Fleurieu Peninsula.Veteran musician Peter, and artist/musician Megan, were long-time DJs onThree D Radio 93.7fm, Adelaide's eclectic independent music station.Together Peter & Megan, known as "The Cat and The Brat" created this blog to allow listeners to review the playlists of their radio show, "Technicolour Dreaming", watch clips of selected songs and simply join them in the enjoyment of their favourite music... psychedelia, 60's garage, surf, punk/post-punk, pop, folk-rock, glam, 'Krautrock', goth, 80's electro... and much more!

But The Cat is carrying on the tradition, with guest co-presenters, and "Technicolour Dreaming" will continue in the same format, drawing from the huge "Cat & Brat" music collection, with the addition of new releases and reissues to keep things current. The Brat is hugely missed, but the show must go on, as he wanted...

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Technicolour Dreaming

Well, this has got to be (nearly) a first for TechnicolourDreaming - a video clip for every single song … well, there were two bands that I couldn’t find a clip for, but that’s pretty good!

This week there were two brand, spanking new releases to play tracks from - Sydney’s The Dandelion, with the their wonderfully named “Seeds, Flowers and the Magical Powers of the Dandelion”, which sounds as good as the title is long; and a great new Mega Dodo release from Lisbon band Beautify Junkyards, whose CD “The Beast Shouted Love” was recorded outside for the large part, and this is definitely reflected in the mood that they have managed to create - great summer listening! And this show is dedicated to Peter Brat, who would have been celebrating his birthday today - so enjoy!

Psych, surf, garage, electro, pop, beat, punk, motorik & more...obscurities & rarities, past and present, and the simply strange.......from the Aardvarks, the Amazing, Eternal Tapestry and Plasticland to brillig, Jim Noir and Sparks, from the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, Jacco Gardner and the Wands to Scott Walker, Pony Face and Beaulieu Porch, from Sonic Jesus to Death in June, the Velvet Underground to Pugwash and the Byrds, Devo to Van Cleef and on to Love and Q65, the Spazzys to Adam & the Ants and the Asteroid Belt to Toy, Beach House to Can to Siouxsie and the Allah Las to the Sand Pebbles and MFQ, Mike Furber, the Monkees and the Molting Vultures on to the Citradels, S.A.H.B. and Sagittarius, Wooden Shjips to the Seeds and Vibravoid, Bowie to Earth to Neu!, T.Rex to the Sonics to Woods, the Brian Jonestown Massacre to the Leaves and the Laurels to Laika & the Cosmonauts, the Zoot to the Apricot, the Dunes and DeWolff, Ride Into The Sun to Permanent Clear Light on to Wavves, Galaxie 500 to Thee Oh Sees to the Black Angels and on to the Kinks, and from the Bee Gees to the Barbarellatones and Ty Segall, Espers to the Cosmic Dead, Buried Feather toJacques Dutronc and the Teardrop Explodesonto......... !

...from the 60s to Now & beyond...A multi-hued vision of sounds...- that'sTechnicolour Dreaming!

and from the vault...2003 until December 2012Obscured By ... with Michael Hunter, Megan Cat & Peter Brat The best music you rarely heard. Psych, prog, new wave, local 60s and 70s, the odd and more.Occasional interviews with the artists. If it was the obvious thing to play, you wouldn't hear it on this show.Rarities, past and present, anywhere, anytime, any quality!- that was'Obscured By...'